Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 94 Adversity
Facing the underdog Cologne, Dortmund has no fighting spirit, and it seems that the opponent is the championship team.

Two goals behind in 10 minutes caused dissatisfaction among Dortmund fans. The commentator in front of the TV couldn't help asking questions, are Dortmund players sleepwalking?Still not awake?This kind of performance can't compete for the championship.

The voice has not yet fallen, and then 10 minutes later, the disaster happened again. Dortmund conceded a goal again, and fell behind 20 to 0 within 3 minutes of the away game.

Is there going to be a tragedy?

Where is the fighting spirit?
At this time, Bayern Munich fans are already sliding rails in the living room at home. This is a good opportunity for their home team to narrow the points gap.

Tuchel was like a roaring dragon, but his anger did not make the players' nerves tense up. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore. Regardless of the start of the game, only 20 minutes later, he ordered three generals in a row and used up three substitutions in one breath.

Losing in the face of an underdog is very demoralizing. Now the team's momentum is like a rainbow. A wave of winning streak has improved the morale of all aspects. It has opened up a 10-point point gap with the biggest competitor. The championship seems to be in the bag.

It is precisely because of this mentality that the players bear the psychological burden of wanting to win and fearing losing.

The art of war pays attention to a situation.

The same is true in football. A large wave of winning streaks makes the players get used to winning and gradually develops a strong posture. The players are confident and confident. If they face a disastrous defeat against an inconspicuous opponent and break this momentum, no one knows what kind of inflection point the team will enter next.

As a coach, he must save such a downturn, at least this game cannot be lost.

The good news is that there is still time, he and his Borussia Dortmund team still have time, the bad news is that the next time is likely to concede again.

Obviously, the momentum of this game has been on the side of the opponent Cologne.

The strength of the home field was like a tiger, which had already shocked the Hornet soldiers.

Shrouded in the opponent's high momentum, the players of the Dortmund team looked like cowards.

Tuchel's substitutions are also very particular. He directly changed a central axis, from the forward, midfielder to the backcourt. At the same time, he also changed the formation on the field. 442 was changed to 4213.

Attack, or attack.

Even, in extreme cases, Tuchel might be in a crazy formation of five forwards.

Wang Po's position on the stage is the top 1, which is the position of the front midfielder.

It's a position that modern football has all but abandoned.

The reason is that modern football tactics are more pursuing the balance of offense and defense and have higher requirements for the versatility of each position.

The more intense the league, the less room there is for the midfielder to survive.

In the past, this position of the front midfielder carried the functions of organization and offense, but with the development of the football wave, the organization and attack ability of the front midfielder has been gradually shared by the winger forward and the midfielder.

In the past, the strength of a team's midfielder depends on the midfielder. Now, the key to a team's midfielder is the midfielder.

Undertaking defense and organizing offense, it can be said that most of the functions of the former midfielder are allocated to the midfielder players, which is why there are more and more B2B midfielders nowadays.

The top-heavy lineup is also Tuchel's helpless move.

For Wang Po, the position where he can fully demonstrate his offensive talent is precisely the front midfielder position that has been gradually eliminated by the mainstream trend. He can organize and attack without worrying about the energy consumed on the defensive end, and maximize his offensive threat.

Wang Po's appearance immediately changed the situation on the court. His skillful dribbling technique allowed him to break through the defense of the opponent's three players in a row and defeated two of his defense lines.

Facing the up-and-coming central defender, he first handed the ball straight to the striker Aubameyang.

The pass is weird, the route is tricky, and the power is just right. Without too much adjustment by the offensive player, he can swing his leg and shoot to complete the goal.

As a star-level striker, Aubameyang naturally did not waste such a good opportunity. When he broke his ankle, he basically didn't exert any force. With the help of Wang Po's pass, he just changed the direction slightly and pushed the ball into the opposite corner.

The Dortmund team returned a goal, which gave the players hope for an equalizer or even an overtake.

The Hornets still have time, and a chance.

Changing sides to fight again, Wang Po held the ball to instigate the attack again, and a rib block made Ousman Dembele cut inside to the small penalty area of ​​the Cologne team without any effort, and a strong shot hit the opponent's central defender's leg and bounced out.

The ball landed on the arc of the penalty area, which is exactly the area controlled by Wang Po. Without hesitation, he drew his bow and arrow, and volleyed with one foot. The ball blasted towards the goal like a fired shell.

The goalkeeper of the Cologne team who was in close contact with the "whining" sound of the myopic ball rubbing against the air in his ears hit his soul directly, making his soul throbbing. Within 15 minutes, Dortmund chased 2 goals in a row.

Only one goal left.

The situation on the field was turned upside down, and the high-spirited Dortmund players turned red-eyed one by one.

On the other hand, the players of the Cologne team were completely suppressed by this momentum. Without the confidence and decisiveness at the beginning of the game, they became hesitant.

However, towards the end of the first half, the situation changed suddenly.

The center back of Cologne hit Dortmund's defense with a long pass. The unevenness of the grass caused the ball to bounce irregularly for a second time, so that Subotic made a mistake in judging the second penalty. The strong center of the Cologne team seized this opportunity.

4:2.

Just when the Cologne team was about to fall into hell, they used a goal to curb the downward trend, and at the same time pressed the pause button for the point-chasing Dortmund team.

"beep"

After Cologne took the ball, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

The original upward trend of the team, all because of this goal before the midfield, returned to the original point again.

In the locker room, Tuchel was furious and kept swearing.

There was no tactical explanation, no formation, and Tuchel scolded for 15 minutes.

This is not a question of the player's personal ability, nor is it a question of tactical design, but a question of the player's mentality and fighting spirit.

Too relaxed in the face of the underdogs, leading to a deep quagmire. I thought I could tighten up at any time, but I didn't expect that the deeper and deeper I could not extricate myself, and it would eventually lead to bitter fruit.

(End of this chapter)